Property Ownership
A Mississippi property that is subject to a 'lis pendens' recorded against it:
ACannot be listed for sale
BMay be sold, but the buyer takes subject to the pending litigation and its outcome✓ Correct
CIs automatically transferred to the plaintiff
DIs exempt from property taxes during the litigation
Explanation
Recording a lis pendens gives constructive notice of the pending litigation. A buyer who purchases property subject to a lis pendens takes the property subject to the outcome of the pending lawsuit.
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